Attorney File #: 23-000927-3
Notice ID: 1609241
First Publication Date: 10/22/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 11/12/2026
County: Berrien
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FORECLOSURE NOTICE (ALL COUNTIES) AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ATTENTION HOMEOWNER: IF YOU ARE A MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY, IF YOUR PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY HAS CONCLUDED LESS THAN 90 DAYS AGO, OR IF YOU HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY, PLEASE CONTACT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PARTY FORECLOSING THE MORTGAGE AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER STATED IN THIS NOTICE. Notice of Foreclosure by Advertisement – Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding the circuit court in Berrien County, starting promptly at 11:00 AM a.m./p.m. on November 19, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by David Ganus and Janet M. Ganus FKA Janet M. Callahan of Berrien County, Michigan, Mortgagor to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan) dated the 14th day of March, 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Berrien and State of Michigan, on the 26th day of April, 2006, Liber 2705, Page 1947, of the Berrien County Records on which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for principal of $36,223.80 plus accrued interest at 6.75000% percent per annum. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Township of Buchanan, in the County of Berrien and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Part of the Northwest quarter of Section 14, Township 7 South, Range 18 West, also part of the Northeast quarter of Section 15, Township 7 South, Range 18 West, Buchanan Township, Berrien County, Michigan, described as follows: Beginning at a point 153.6 feet North of the West quarter post and on the West section line of said Section 14, thence North 506.4 feet, more or less, to the North line of the South half of the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 14, thence East 356.1 feet along said North line, thence South 506.4 feet, more or less, to a point 153.6 feet North of the center section line of said Section 14, thence West 356.1 feet and parallel to said center section line of said Section 14 to the point of beginning. Also all that part of the Northeast quarter of said Section 15, bounded on the East by section line between Sections 14 and 15, and on the West by the highway and on the North by a line running West as an extension of the North line of the South half of the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 14, being in Buchanan Township, Berrien County, Michigan. Commonly known as: 13999 North Main Street, Buchanan, MI 49107 Tax ID: 06-0014-0002-02-2 If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale the borrower, pursuant to MCLA 600.3278 will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. FinCEN reporting will be required of all successful purchasers, absent a lawful exception. Dated: October 22, 2026 Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. 5990 West Creek Road, Suite 200 Independence, OH 44131 216-739-5100 WWR # 23-000927-3
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